All Star Tutorial Blog Hop - Flowering Cactus

Hey there crafty friend! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today, you're in for a treat!

Today, I am hopping along with my friends in the All Star Tutorial Bundle Design team and we're featuring the Flowering Cactus Product Medley from the Stampin' Up! January to June Mini Catalogue. 

I must admit, when I first saw this product medley in the catalogue, I might have squealed (and peed my pants) a little! That's what happens when this 45 year old mom of three gets excited about things lol. I love cacti - like LOVE them - and to have crafting supplies with cacti all over them is just dreamy for me. This medley includes a stamp set with coordinating dies, pretty cactus themed patterned paper, linen thread and the cutest felt embellishments in two colours! Here's a look at all of the goodies included in the medley:

For this month's All Star Tutorial Bundle, we each designed a project - for a total of 12 amazing projects - and created a video and PDF tutorial for each. These have now been compiled together for our monthly tutorial bundle offering. Here's a sneak peek:

Simply gorgeous aren't they?

For today's project, I used all the things in the medley to create this gorgeous sampler, which now has a special spot in my craft cave:

I don't make a ton of home decor pieces, truth be told, I mostly make cards. But with these gorgeous images, embellishments and papers, I couldn't resist creating something to showcase all the things!

Some general tips and details:

• I used a 12 x 12 piece of basic white cardstock, though you could also use the backing from a 12 x 12 pack of designer series/patterned paper
• The base layers of each little vignette are Mossy Meadow cardstock and measure 3 x 3 and 6 1/4 x 3 (for the two larger layers)
• I used a variety of dies to create layers for each vignette and embellished with the felt embellishments
• NOTE: I used different dies cause I'm a craft supply hoarder and have LOTS - you can easily recreate this project with out any or all of the dies, just use what you have!
• To arrange your layers, draw a square border (in pencil) of about 1 1/4" in from each side and begin aligning your Mossy Meadow layers and gradually work your way in, keeping about 1/4" space between each layer

I hope you enjoyed my project today. If you have this medley and are looking for ideas and inspiration, then you'll love this month's All Star Tutorial Bundle. Click here for more details

Here's a sneak peek of my project for the Tutorial Bundle:

To check out more amazing projects from the All Star Tutorial Bundle design team, click below:

All products used on today's project are available in my Online Store.  If you don't already have a demonstrator, I would love for you to shop with me. In addition to your awesome goodies, you'll receive a handmade card in the mail as well as additional goodies with any order over $50!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Zahra

xo

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Product List

Flowering Cactus Product Medley (English) [154559]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925]
Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986]	Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [159231]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Stitched With Whimsy Dies [155314]
Ornate Layers Dies [152726]	Hippo & Friends Dies [153585]	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101]

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